Canal Scene - Any ideas where?

[LEO]

I was given this print about 25 years ago and wonder if anyone knows where it is.

 

Titled 'Tranquillity', it is by Alan Ingham, No.516/600, the butty in the foreground is named Serpens, not sure of the second one, the nb moored looks a conventional canal boat. I suspect the picture dates from about 1990......... If anyone has an photo of the scene I would be interested to see it.

 

Thanks in advance.

[David Mack]

From 1968 to the early 80s Serpens was used as butty to the Jason's Trip tripboat in London. It was later shortened to 60 ft and used as a trip boat on the Mon and Brec. Serpens was then relengthened using the original side plate, and as far as I know is still unconverted.

The other butty appears to be small Woolwich Moon, which has been converted since 1998.

I suspect this may not be a genuine scene which once existed, and that the boats, or at least their names, may be artistic licence.

Edited July 12, 2022 by David Mack

[LEO]

Thanks, Met you some years ago when yo

ur boat was being blacked at Cowroast.............hope all well...

[Cheese]

This article http://gregoryeditions.com/a_ingham_bio.htm indicates that all the artist's paintings are "real places and .... hopefully identifiable".

[LEO]

15 minutes ago, Cheese said:

This article http://gregoryeditions.com/a_ingham_bio.htm indicates that all the artist's paintings are "real places and .... hopefully identifiable".

Thanks, very useful.........explains his knowledge of boats....

[Cheese]

And there is a YouTube video reviewing his book that indicates it is indeed somewhere on the Mon & Brec

 

 

[PeterScott]

1 hour ago, LEO said:

I was given this print about 25 years ago and wonder if anyone knows where it is.

 

Titled 'Tranquillity', it is by Alan Ingham, No.516/600, the butty in the foreground is named Serpens, not sure of the second one, the nb moored looks a conventional canal boat. I suspect the picture dates from about 1990......... If anyone has an photo of the scene I would be interested to see it.

 

 

 

 

Storehouse Bridge Winding Hole  Mon&Brec - a view from 2013

[blackrose]

Looks like a bit of a dump now. But I suppose at least it's not been turned into another of those monotonous and ubiquitous housing developments. 

[LEO]

Thanks for all the input, I did wonder if it was somewhere down there, it would seem artistic licence has taken over, I see it is just off the A40, I might 'buzz' down for a look. Wonder if those 2 boats did end up there?.

 

Once again, thanks....

Mike.

[max's son]

Is the boat on the left on the print the one on the right in Peter's photograph

 

Was this where Alan Picken has had his museum?

[Ogwr]

I recall an article in W,W, concerning Alan Picken  and an illustration or picture?  of this scene was used

[LEO]

1 hour ago, Ogwr said:

I recall an article in W,W, concerning Alan Picken  and an illustration or picture?  of this scene was used

Thanks, do you recall how long ago?...........

[PeterScott]

5 hours ago, Ogwr said:

I recall an article in W,W, concerning Alan Picken  and an illustration or picture?  of this scene was used

 

From WW Oct 2006 p104 in answer to a question in WW Sep2006 p108 from PeterWall of Ashtead in Surrey who had bought a print of the picture from a Surbiton shop in 2004

[David Schweizer]

On 12/07/2022 at 15:50, David Mack said:

From 1968 to the early 80s Serpens was used as butty to the Jason's Trip tripboat in London. It was later shortened to 60 ft and used as a trip boat on the Mon and Brec. Serpens was then relengthened using the original side plate, and as far as I know is still unconverted.

The other butty appears to be small Woolwich Moon, which has been converted since 1998.

I suspect this may not be a genuine scene which once existed, and that the boats, or at least their names, may be artistic licence.

 

Serpens  in it's "Jasons Trip" livery in Little Venice in 1968

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2022 by David Schweizer